KPK Finds Alleged Extortion Related to the Deportation of Foreign Nationals 

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has found alleged extortion related to enforcement efforts at the Directorate General of Immigration, especially the deportation of foreign nationals (WNA).

KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo said that this finding was investigated when examining eight witnesses in the case of extortion of foreign residence permits on Wednesday, July 1. Those who were examined were Dony Indra Kusuma as the executor or JFU of the West Jakarta Special Immigration Office (Kanimsus), Zainul Fikri as Head of the Immigration Status Section of the Immigration Kanimsus Jakbar, and Widhi Deniartomo Asisona as Head of the Department of Residence Permits and Immigration Status of the Kanimsus Jakbar.

Then, Ernawati was also examined as Head of the Travel Document Service and Verification Section of the Jakbar Kanimsus, Iqbal Radipta Maulistiqlal as Head of the Verification and Adjudication Section of the Jakbar Kanimsus Travel Document, Yoga Kharisma Suhud as Head of the Inteldakim Section of the Jakbar Kanimsus, Haryo Sampurno Ridhomukti as the Jakbar Kanimsus, and Deny Arli Asmara as the Jakbar Kanimsus.

"The investigation is not only about the receipt of immigration permits but also those suspected of being related to immigration enforcement," Budi told reporters quoted on Friday, July 3.

Meanwhile, separately, Budi explained that this extortion was allegedly carried out when the immigration office would take action against violations of residence permits. "There are deportation sanctions and all sorts of things, it is also suspected that there is an alleged act of extortion carried out by parties in immigration," he said.

"That is, for example, people who should be deported, then asked for money so that the sanction is not given. Well, that's roughly the modus operandi in the field," continued Budi.

Even so, Budi did not elaborate on the extortion of efforts to take action against violations of foreign nationals' residence permits. However, he ensured that investigators had already collected data on which immigration offices had carried out similar practices.

"We have also carried out demolition, yes, we will find out where there are many suspected violations in immigration services."

The KPK previously named eight suspects from a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) related to the residence permits of foreign nationals (WNA) in the environment of the Ministry of Immigration and Correction on Wednesday, June 3. The details are as follows:

1. Wamen Imipas 2025-2026 who is also Director General (Dirjen) Imipas 2023-2024 Silmy Karim; 2. Acting Director General of Immigration 2024-2025 Saffar Muhammad Godam; 3. Head of the Regional Office (Kakanwil) of the Directorate General of Immigration West Java who previously served as Director of Residence Permits and Immigration Status of the Immigration Directorate Jaya Saputra; 4. Sub-Directorate of Residence Permit Status in the Directorate of Residence Permits and Immigration Status of the Immigration Directorate Tessar Bayu Setyaji; 5. Sub-Directorate in the Directorate of Residence Permits Bagus Bramantyo; 6. Head of the Central Jakarta Immigration Office 2024-2025 and Head of the Class I Immigration Office for Non-TPI West Jakarta 2025-2026 Ronald Arman Abdullah; 7. Chairman of the ITAS Status Transfer Team Juniadi Sri Priambudi; and 8. Staff of the Residence Permit Sub-Directorate Gusti Benardiansyah.

During the silent operation, the KPK team seized evidence worth Rp. 17.5 billion. The details are 7 units of cars, 15 units of motorcycles, 11 units of bicycles, balances in bank accounts and crypto asset accounts, as well as a number of foreign currencies.

Then, the KPK also seized several units of bicycles; 4 large motor units, three of which are Harley-Davidson; 2 red and silver Porsche 911 cars; and 5 vespa matic motorcycles from Silmy Karim's house in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta on Friday, June 5. All of these items were taken to the State Seized Property Storage House (Rupbasan) Cawang, East Jakarta.

Silmy is said to have received money from the extortion of the management of residence permits for foreign nationals (WNA) since the Director General of Immigration for the period 2023-2024. He even continued to receive it even though he had been sworn in as Deputy Minister of Immigration and Corrections (Imipas).

The receipt made by Silmy was worth Rp. 100 million per week. As a result of his actions, he and seven other suspects were suspected of violating Article 12 letter e and/or Article 12B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes Jo. Article 20 letter c of Law No. 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code.